Manufacturing & Logistics Division

Bobby Lumpkin
Director

The mission of the Manufacturing & Logistics Division is to benefit the state of Texas by maintaining the security of offenders while providing quality service in warehousing operations, freight transportation, the management of TDCJ vehicles, and by providing quality manufactured products and services to the TDCJ, other state agencies and political subdivisions, while providing reentry opportunities for incarcerated offenders.

Overview

The Manufacturing & Logistics (M&L) Division is managed by a division director, a deputy director, and three assistant directors that oversee Financial Operations, Texas Correctional Industries (TCI), and Transportation & Supply. TCI has 37 facilities, which includes two warehouses and four training facilities and Transportation & Supply has 18 facilities. Coordination oversight of the M&L Division is provided by the chief financial officer.

Responsibilities

Provide work program participants with marketable job skills.

Manufacture and provide quality products to the TDCJ.

Reduce TDCJ costs by providing quality products and services for sale, on a for-profit basis, to other eligible entities.

Procure, maintain, and monitor all TDCJ vehicles and related equipment.

Warehouse goods and supplies.

Transport goods for the TDCJ.

Organization

Financial Operations

Financial Operations is comprised of the M&L Information Technology Department, the Financial Support Office (FSO), and the M&L Business Office. The M&L Information Technology Department provides automated information services, maintains the TCI website, administers the TMW dispatch system and assists more than 500 division users, both in the field and through remote access. The FSO is located at the Wynne Unit and is the data center for TCI. The FSO is responsible for compiling massive amounts of data to produce the monthly TCI Financial Report. The FSO also provides information to factories, M&L management, and TDCJ administration, which is utilized to make sound business decisions. The M&L Business Office provides division budget oversight, purchasing approvals and specifications, credit card monitoring, accounts receivable collections, TCI customer service, JD Edwards data controls, and general accounting.

Planning & Research

Planning & Research provides support to the division. The department compiles and provides accurate and consistent information about the division for various publications, presentations and webpages, coordinates the development and maintenance of division policies, develops division publications, conducts legislative impact analysis, coordinates and monitors various division responsibilities, acts as the American Correctional Association – Correctional Industries coordinator for the division, provides technical assistance when needed, and coordinates division training needs.

Coordinating with the Windham School District to certify OJT programs, create short courses, apprenticeships and vocational courses.

Administering the Work Against Recidivism (WAR) program, coordinating with the Parole Division and the Texas Workforce Commission to assist offenders in obtaining employment upon release from the TDCJ.

TCI management provides oversight of the Prison Industries Enhancement (PIE) Certification Program. A program supervisor acts as the liaison between unit administration and a private business located on a correctional facility and monitors the program to ensure compliance with state and federal guidelines.

Transportation & Supply

Fleet has four facilities and is responsible for the management and supervision of TDCJ transportation and mechanical operations, planning and forecasting equipment needs, and managing the acquisition and maintenance service of TDCJ vehicles, trailers, and equipment. Fleet provides transportation through motor pools or vehicle assignments to TDCJ staff and oversees the disposal of salvage vehicles.

Freight Transportation has four terminals and two diesel mechanic shops and is responsible for transporting goods, planning the shipping and distribution requirements for the TDCJ, providing safety education training for employees and offenders, and coordinating the transportation and receipt of goods with customers. Freight Transportation also provides offender transport bus maintenance services and emergency wrecker services for the TDCJ.

Warehousing & Supply has eight facilities and is responsible for managing the annual distribution of supplies, including dry, cold and frozen food, TCI produced goods, Agribusiness, Land & Minerals Division produced goods, Facilities Division construction and maintenance supplies, and general consumable goods, while optimizing the TDCJ’s appropriated budget.